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Opinion Papers
Thailand briefs ASEAN partners on Cambodia and Myanmar issues
Source: The Nation
Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Minister of Foreign Affairs, held bilateral talks with Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, the Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, during the 25th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM)
Chinese tourists arrested for gold shop robbery
Source: Bangkok Post | By Prasit Tangprasert
Zou and Song told investigators they were lured online with offers to travel to Thailand to provide drone maintenance.
Myanmar’s transition and need for pragmatic engagement
Source: Hindustan Times | By Cchavi Vasisht
Does this mean Myanmar has finally transitioned to a democratic State? Or merely just measures to reduce domestic and international pressure
A Decade of Impunity in Myanmar
Source: Savage Minds | By Kurniawan Arif Maspul
Myanmar’s Rohingya do not need another promise. They need justice. Nearly a decade after the world watched villages burn in northern Rakhine, the word “accountability” still hangs over Myanmar like a diplomatic ornament—frequently invoked, rarely delivered.
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening ‘the world’s kitchen’
Source: Associated Press | By Anton L. Delgado, Aniruddha Ghosal
Rising demand for rare earth materials is driving an unregulated mining boom centered in war-torn Myanmar, to the west, that is spreading to Laos, in the east.